KEY SCRIPTURE: 1Sa 5:3 KJV” And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon and set him in his place again.”

The scripture (1st Sam 4) teaches that once the Israelites and the Philistines were engaged in a war, in which Israel was losing, they said, “Let us bring the Ark, and the tables would turn to our favour.” They were defeated instead. What was the cause of their defeat? The sons of Eli, the priest, had defiled the priesthood. These were the men who went for the Ark. Please, God is not a mechanical God. If you live in sin, do not expect gallons of oil to change anything about you. Isa 59:1 KJV “Behold, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.” Remember, your sin is so powerful to drive God far from you.

The Philistines captured the Ark and carried it to Dagon, their god, whom they associate with agriculture and also the chief of their gods. This meant Dagon was a very powerful God. The scripture said that by the next morning, Dagon had fallen face down. They might have thought that some wicked person might have done this. They took him up and placed him back again. The next morning, Dagon was totally shattered on the ground. His head, hands, and legs were all broken to the ground. God in the Ark seriously finished Dagon. It is simply wrong for any deity to claim he is messing up the Christian, or the living Ark of God. Well, this is possible if the child of God is either ignorant or living in sin. In the absence of these, no power should take you captive. The presence of God is very much conscious of working on your behalf. You must be bold to challenge that condition with the word.

These Philistines were very scared and wanted to send the Ark away. They first sent the Ark to Ashdod, where many were slain and were afflicted with emerods.  These people started crying and shouting, they have brought the Ark of God to slay us. The Ark was taken to another town, and hell broke loose. This so-called wooden box was not just ordinary but the headquarters of God’s presence, and very terrible and destructive to those who oppose and do not honour.  Dear child of God, there is a person in you that makes you a living wonder.  In our case, He does not function without our awareness and permission.  It takes our faith for Him to fully express Himself.

Those who have exercised their faith well enough express Him very well. You also have the opportunity to throw away the garment of ignorance, and then you put His word into action.

CONFESSION

Thank you, heavenly father, for your great act of mercy, to make my body your house of abode. Every power to conquer, be a solution, and have a victorious life is all within me. I refuse every negative trend from now, and commit my life to becoming the Real light answer to this generation as I have been made to be. I thank you.

FURTHER STUDIES

John 8:12 KJV Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

1John 4:4 KJV “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.: